Sales of printed books plummeted with the mercury last week, with data from book sales monitors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
While most newspaper publishers are shifting their design attention to websites and digital applications, The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., is doing the opposite. The daily publication launched its new design last November. Executive editor ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More children are going digital, according to Scholastic's latest study, and the percentage of boys reading passionately and for fun is up, while girls are down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The $1.5-million San Antonio library – which will have computers, tablets, and e-readers, but no paper books – will be like 'an Apple store.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aurum imprint Jacqui Small Publishing is moving into the illustrated ebook market, starting next... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Schools Reading competition has launched today, with up to 200,000 children in years... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Smiths News has moved to further increase Bertrams' library sales to Northern Europe and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Which writers (apart from EL James and Suzanne Collins) are dominating the best-selling book lists? Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Consolidation between academic publishing houses is one of the trends being predicted for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
OUP has bought education publisher Nelson Thornes from Infinitas Learning for an undisclosed sum... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion has bought a thriller written by champion jockey A P McCoy, set in the world of horse... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
W H Smith will open two dedicated children's bookshops, branded as Zoodle, in Manchester... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
It is widely acknowledged that the e-textbook market is yet to fulfill its promise and potential. Why do adoption levels remain so low? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has benefited from a "good" fourth-quarter publishing performance and has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors' representatives have expressed concern over changes proposed by Hachette to its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Turkish writer Elif Shafak will be London Book Fair's Market Focus Author of the Day on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
George Lossius forecasts a year of significant change for academic publishing, including more consolidation, improved digital textbooks and the rise of mobile. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Laura Hazard Owen sums up the problem with book discovery like this: “It doesn’t really work." She offers several solutions gleaned from Digital Book World 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fans angry over a delayed ebook release for the finale in Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series have given the book one-star ratings on Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Think you can finish a 168-page novel in a month? It might pay to opt for Amazon's new Kindle rental feature, now available on an incredibly limited number of titles. A few options published by Princeton University Press appear to represent the site's introductory offering. The 5 Elements of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]